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Mr. Cameron again took the chair and called for nominations 

 for vice president. ^Ir. Ferris of Franklin county nominated 

 Mr. 0. A. Olson to succeed himself, which nomination was sec- 

 onded by Mr. Kaskey of Calhoun county. ]\Ir. Purcell of Frank- 

 lin county moved if there were no further nominations that the 

 rules be suspended and the secretary instructed to cast the en- 

 tire vote of the convention for Mr. Olson. The motion carried 

 and the secretary announced that he so cast the one hundred 

 and three votes of the convention. Mr. Olson was declared duly 

 elected vice president of the state board of agriculture for the 

 ensuing year. 



Nominations for members of the state board of agriculture 

 from the even numbered congressional districts were next in 

 order. The president called for nominations for member from 

 the second district. Mr. Morton of Woodbury county, nominated 

 Mr. C. W. Phillips of Jackson county, to succeed himself. Nomi- 

 nation seconded by Mr. Kaskey of Calhoun county. 



Mr. Brown of IMuscatine county nominated Mr. J. I. Nichols of 

 Muscatine county. Nomination seconded by Mr. Simmermaker 

 of Cedar county. 



Mr. Havner of Iowa, nominated Mr. Fred McCulloch of Iowa 

 county. Nomination seconded by Mr. Turner of Iowa county. 



Mr. Croxen of Muscatine county, moved that the first ballot be 

 an informal ballot. Mr. Hoffman of Decatur county moved as a 

 substitute that the convention proceed to a formal ballot. After 

 some discussion Mr. Purcell of Franklin county, called for the 

 previous question and the substitute motion for a formal ballot 

 prevailed. 



President Cameron appointed as tellers IMr. Purcell, Mr. Hoff- 

 man and Mr. Bradley. Ballots were cast and counted by the 

 tellers, the count being as follows : Philips 59, Nichols 23, McCul- 

 loch 21. Mr. Phillips having received a majority of the votes 

 cast, was declared duly elected member of the board of agricul- 

 ture from the second district for the ensuing two years. 



For member of the board from the fourth district Mr. Purcell 

 of Franklin county, nominated Mr. E. J. Curtin to succeed him- 

 self. Mr. Morton of Woodbury county, seconded the nomination 

 and moved if there were no further nominations that the rules 

 be suspended and the secretary be instructed to cast the entire 

 vote of the convention for Mr. Curtin. Motion prevailed. The 

 secretary announced that he had so cast the one hundred and 



